One man was killed and two were seriously hurt when they were caught in machinery at a business in industrial south Seattle on Wednesday morning, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.
Firefighters were called to Seattle Iron & Metals Corp. at about 9 a.m. to rescue three men trapped in a metal-sorting machine.
The men were inside the huge machine, which was turned off at the time, doing repair work.
"There was a failure at one point and they became trapped in the machinery," said Lt. Harold Webb of the Seattle Fire Department.
Dispatchers told rescue crews it was a "mass casualty incident," and Chopper 7 video showed firefighters swarming a large machine that appeared designed to crush cars.
Video from Chopper 7 showed firefighters lowering two victims from the machine. Medics took the men away to a hospital.
One is listed in serious condition and one is listed critical with broken bones.
The shredding machine is used to crush cars and large appliances.
The Seattle Police Department and the state Department of Labor and Industries are investigating.
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